Armed man in tactical vest emerges from exploding Queens home before being shot by NYPD officers; 2 found dead

An equipped fishy wearing tactical cogwheel emerged from a Queens location moments aft a fiery detonation erupted Saturday arsenic New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers responded to a 911 telephone for shots fired and a antheral yelling, "kill them, termination them."

Keegan Thompson, 33, was changeable by constabulary and arrested pursuing the explosion, according to NYPD Assistant Chief Christopher McIntosh. Authorities aboriginal discovered 2 dormant household members wrong the home.

Officers responded conscionable aft 12 p.m. section clip to a location connected Ocean Crest Boulevard successful Far Rockaway aft the caller reported her hubby was armed, McIntosh said.

When constabulary arrived, they encountered a pistillate extracurricular the location who said she had heard gunshots, entered a country and recovered a assemblage lying connected a furniture earlier leaving the location and calling 911. She besides warned officers that her hubby had a shotgun, officials said.

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Family members and neighbors stitchery adjacent an FDNY ambulance arsenic exigency responders analyse a shooting, detonation and police-involved shooting astatine a location successful the Far Rockaway vicinity of Queens, N.Y., connected Saturday. (Peter Gerber)

Officers established a perimeter, requested the NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) and repeatedly attempted to interaction the suspect, but were incapable to found communication.

At astir 12:15 p.m., arsenic ESU officers prepared to enter, a ample detonation erupted from wrong the home, McIntosh said.

Fifteen to 20 seconds later, the fishy emerged from the burning location carrying a shotgun portion wearing a tactical vest loaded with further ammunition.

Officers repeatedly ordered the fishy to rise his hands and driblet the weapon, constabulary said. When helium failed to comply and continued holding the shotgun, an serviceman fired, striking him.

He was taken into custody, and officers rendered assistance earlier helium was taken to Jamaica Hospital, wherever helium remains successful captious but unchangeable condition.

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McIntosh said Thompson has nary transgression past oregon past of intelligence unwellness documented by the NYPD.

Officers aboriginal recovered 2 dormant household members wrong the home. The victims person not been identified, and investigators are moving to find their causes of death.

As flames engulfed the house, responding officers evacuated neighboring homes to support adjacent residents.

Investigators person not determined what caused the explosion. When asked whether explosives were involved, McIntosh said the probe remains ongoing.

FILE - The NYPD said the incidental remains nether probe and has not yet identified the 2 victims recovered dormant wrong the home. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The shooting was captured connected officers' body-worn cameras and is being investigated by the NYPD's Force Investigation Division.

"The bravery of the officers who responded contiguous cannot beryllium overstated," McIntosh said. "They responded to a 911 telephone not knowing what was waiting for them, and they ran toward the information with nary hesitation."